Influence of banana fiber on physicomechanical and tribological properties of phenolic based friction composites

• Published in: Materials research express 2019-04, Vol.6 (7), p.75103
• Main Authors: Zhen-Yu, Wang, Jie, Wang, Feng-Hong, Cao, Yun-Hai, Ma, Singh, Tej, Fekete, Gusztáv
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: banana fiber; friction composite; mechanical; tribological
• ISSN: 2053-1591; 2053-1591
• DOI: 10.1088/2053-1591/ab160a

Brake friction composites based on the combinations of banana fiber-barium sulphate were manufactured and characterized for their physical, mechanical and tribological properties. The tribological properties of the friction composites were evaluated following IS 2742 norms on a Chase machine. The experimental outcome reveals that combinations of banana fiber and barium sulphate have a noteworthy impact on the tribological, mechanical and physical properties of the friction composites. Specifically, the friction composites containing 10 wt% banana fiber and 45 wt% barium sulphate content showed highest coefficient of friction, least frictional fluctuations with lowest fade-% compared to the other investigated composites. On the other hand, the wear performance of the composites decreased whereas recovery-% increased with increasing banana fiber and decreasing barium sulphate content. The composite containing 5 wt% banana fiber exhibited the lowest wear whereas, the composite containing 20 wt% banana fiber exhibited the highest recovery-%. Overall, the friction composite with ≤10 wt% banana fiber and ≥45 wt% barium sulphate showed highest coefficient of friction and fade performance with least friction fluctuations.